S 310 - Poseidonia, silver, staters (475-420 BCE)
From SILVER
475 BCE - 420 BCE Silver 14,621 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΠΟΣΕ (Greek).Poseidon striding to right, brandishing trident and with chlamys over his shoulders. |
| Reverse: | Various legends : ΠΟΣ, ΠΟΣΕ, ΠΟΣΕI, ΠΟΣΕIΔ, ΠΟΣΕIΔA, ΠΟΣΕIΔAN, ΠΟΣΕIΔANIA or ΠΟΣΕIΔANIATAΣ (Greek).Bull standing left on dotted ground line. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Poseidonia | Ancient region: | Lucania | Modern country: Italy | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 475 BCE | to | 420 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 8.00 | Denomination: | stater , didrachm , nomos
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Brousseau 2009, p. 323-365 (O1-O89) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 1116 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 15 | 1 | 1.12 | 15 | 1.9 | 38 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.12 | 16 | 2.03 | 52 |
| 21 | 1 | 1.12 | 21 | 2.66 | 56 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.12 | 22 | 2.79 | 31 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.12 | 27 | 3.42 | 61 |
| 28 | 1 | 1.12 | 28 | 3.55 | 16 |
| 30 | 1 | 1.12 | 30 | 3.8 | 25 |
| 34 | 1 | 1.12 | 34 | 4.31 | 8 |
| 35 | 1 | 1.12 | 35 | 4.44 | 80 |
| 37 | 1 | 1.12 | 37 | 4.69 | 36 |
| 1 | 12 | 13.48 | 12 | 1.52 | 11;18;24;43;59;62;63;64;77;79;83;85 |
| 2 | 12 | 13.48 | 24 | 3.04 | 17;19;20;34;37;39;47;49;50;71;84;86 |
| 3 | 7 | 7.87 | 21 | 2.66 | 4;15;25;26;40;82;87 |
| 4 | 5 | 5.62 | 20 | 2.53 | 13;22;28;41;53 |
| 5 | 6 | 6.74 | 30 | 3.8 | 5;10;14;46;67;78 |
| 6 | 3 | 3.37 | 18 | 2.28 | 7;45;88 |
| 7 | 4 | 4.49 | 28 | 3.55 | 21;35;48;76 |
| 8 | 6 | 6.74 | 48 | 6.08 | 12;27;29;55;57;73 |
| 9 | 3 | 3.37 | 27 | 3.42 | 3;58;89 |
| 10 | 4 | 4.49 | 40 | 5.07 | 2;44;70;81 |
| 11 | 4 | 4.49 | 44 | 5.58 | 32;33;51;65 |
| 12 | 2 | 2.25 | 24 | 3.04 | 6;66 |
| 13 | 2 | 2.25 | 26 | 3.3 | 60;69 |
| 14 | 3 | 3.37 | 42 | 5.32 | 72;74;75 |
| 17 | 2 | 2.25 | 34 | 4.31 | 9;54 |
| 20 | 2 | 2.25 | 40 | 5.07 | 42;68 |
| 23 | 2 | 2.25 | 46 | 5.83 | 1;23 |
| Total | 89 of 89 | 99.96 | 789 of 789 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 89 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 125 | Number of coins (n) | 789 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.87 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6.31 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13.48 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 91.38 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,827,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 100.32 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00043 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.48% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 17,268.55 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 14,621 kg <br /> 14,621 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 43,171.37 |
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